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  • 4. Josh Cribbs

    POSTED ON 05.17, 2013


    8 of 11







    ‹‹ 5. Brad Smith

    3. Antwaan Randle El ››

    Josh%20Cribbs.jpgJosh Cribbs blazed a most unlikely trail to NFL stardom. A dual-threat quarterback at Kent State, he started all four years and still holds half a dozen career records at the school, including total offense and touchdown scored. He is the only player in NCAA history to lead his team in both rushing and passing all four seasons.


    Despite his accomplishments, Cribbs was not selected in the 2005 NFL Draft and signed as an undrafted free agent with the Cleveland Browns. His speed and elusiveness proved to be an asset, as he made the team as a kickoff specialist. He averaged 24.5 yards per return in his rookie season, and his total of 1,094 return yards set a franchise record.


    Cribbs would go on to become the Browns' punt returner as well. Six seasons later, he's a two-time Pro Bowler and was named to the NFL's All-Decade Team in the 2000s as a return specialist. He also has sometimes lined up behind center in the WildDawg formation, which the team has dubbed "Flash" in honor of the former Golden Flashes quarterback. Last year, he re-signed with the Browns for a three-year, $20 million contract. That would've been good for any quarterback, let alone an undrafted free agent.


    Top 10 College QBs Who Switched Positions

  • 3. Antwaan Randle El

    POSTED ON 05.17, 2013


    9 of 11







    ‹‹ 4. Josh Cribbs

    2. Freddie Solomon ››

    Antwaan%20Randle%20El.jpgThe good news is that Antwaan Randle El completed 81.5 percent of his passes as an NFL quarterback. The bad news is that he threw only 27 passes in nine years.


    A true all-around athlete, Randle El was taken by the Cubs in the 1997 baseball draft but opted to play quarterback at Indiana, where he also competed in basketball and baseball. Randle El broke the NCAA freshman total-offense record with 467 yards in his first collegiate game and finished the season with 1,745 yards passing and 873 yards rushing. He wound up fifth on the all-time NCAA total-yardage list with 7,469 passing yards and 3,895 rushing yards.


    His all-around ability prompted the Steelers to draft him in the second round in 2002 but also led them to turn him into a receiver and returner. That decision paid dividends. In five years with the Steelers and four with the Redskins, Randle El returned 311 punts and 79 kicks and caught 370 passes for 4,467 yards and 15 touchdowns. The Steelers released him July 28, but he is still the active leader with 2,557 punt-return yards. And don’t sniff at those paltry NFL passing stats. Randle El completed 22 of his 27 passes for a career passer rating of 157.8, the highest ever for a player with at lea


  • 1. Brian Mitchell

    POSTED ON 05.17, 2013


    11 of 11







    ‹‹ 2. Freddie Solomon

    Brian%20Mitchell.jpgBoasting the longest career of any player on this list, Mitchell played 14 seasons as one of the premier return men in the NFL. But before he was returning kicks, Mitchell was a quarterback at Southwestern Louisiana (now Louisiana-Lafayette), where he became the first collegian to throw for more than 5,000 yards and rush for more than 3,000 yards.


    Despite never returning a kick in college, Mitchell was picked by the Washington Redskins in the fifth round of the 1990 NFL Draft to do just that, as well as playing occasionally at running back. Mitchell was a solid third-down back, but he made his mark as a return man, four times leading the league in all-purpose yards.


    He still holds NFL records for most career kickoff and punt return yards, and is second only to Jerry Rice in all-purpose yardage. And with the new NFL kickoff rules that limit return opportunities, it is likely Mitchell will remain the NFL’s all-time top return man at least for the foreseeable future.


    Top 10 College QBs Who Switched Positions


  • The point of the above is to show that it doesn't matter what school the guy went to.....be it rivals like Michigan, Penn St. Indiana, or local school Kent St. (2 on this list)....or the Rajin Cajuns.

  • Did any of those guys switch to WR after trying to play QB in the pros? I am sure all of those guys went in knowing they needed to switch positions.

  • W Westside Steve

    So, since he has shown absolutely nothing, I'm assuming that all this wailing and gnashing of teeth is Buckeye inspired homerism?

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    So, since he has shown absolutely nothing, I'm assuming that all this wailing and gnashing of teeth is Buckeye inspired homerism?

    WSS

    Damn, you used the wailing and gnashing of teeth line. I had it cued up, but waited to long.

    Z

  • W Westside Steve

    Third string quarterback but for a crisis of biblical proportions should never see the field. And he is number 4, at least hopefully.

    I never played very much football but I've been singing for well over 50 years. If somebody told me to go back and get behind the drums I would bet dollars to dog turds that I'd suck and I have not seen this guy catch a pass in the National Football League yet.

    WSS

    @westside-steve said:

    Third string quarterback but for a crisis of biblical proportions should never see the field. And he is number 4, at least hopefully.

    I never played very much football but I've been singing for well over 50 years. If somebody told me to go back and get behind the drums I would bet dollars to dog turds that I'd suck and I have not seen this guy catch a pass in the National Football League yet.

    WSS

    I like Pryor's upside! I've also never seen Housler catch a pass in MY NFL yet! Sometimes the

    Browns make no sense,but I gotta have FAITH GO BROWNS

  • No one wanted him, we took him and cut him, cry away pussies.

    "You planning on having a long relationship with that glass or are you going to drink it? Drink up, man. Maybe we can get another.” - Janis Joplin, 1970.
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  • Tim Couch Pulls OutT Tim Couch Pulls Out

    @westside-steve said:

    Third string quarterback but for a crisis of biblical proportions should never see the field. And he is number 4, at least hopefully.

    I never played very much football but I've been singing for well over 50 years. If somebody told me to go back and get behind the drums I would bet dollars to dog turds that I'd suck and I have not seen this guy catch a pass in the National Football League yet.

    WSS

    Except catching a ball is infinitely easier than playing drums.

    @tim-couch-pulls-out said:

    Except catching a ball is infinitely easier than playing drums.

    Playing drums is pretty easy actually. If you have any sense of rhythm, it takes about 15 minutes to get the basics. Haven't you ever heard AC/DC?

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  • TheOllieCT TheOllieC

    Regardless of if Pryor deserved to get cut or not, Turbin can't even play for a couple weeks and there are still 4 TE's on the roster. Doesn't make sense.

    This doesn't feel like a scenario Ray mapped out prior to Sunday...

    @theolliec said:

    Regardless of if Pryor deserved to get cut or not, Turbin can't even play for a couple weeks and there are still 4 TE's on the roster. Doesn't make sense.

    Agree... puzzling development. With high ankle sprain could even be longer...

    @opal312 said:

    The Seahawks cut Turbin... Is Turbin any good?

    Sorta...

    I'm remembering a rugged, scat back type.

    4.0 rushing average in his three seasons in SEA. Can catch... high reception to target ratio.

    Fast and quick coming out of college, but that's 3 years ago.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • Hell, looking at that list, you could make a case for Denard at 10.

    I would have liked to see us keep Pryor. I know roster spots are hard to come by, but that development process could have created a very, very good WR.

    Also, I liked him on the Browns in Madden...

    Ja.brill Peppers - Cleveland Brown OldBrownsFan, on 02 Jun 2017 - 5:09PM said: "No you are not the work of the devil but you are deceived by the devil." Who's got it better than us? Nooooobody!

  • On Pryor...

    It wasn't like a fan base built him to mythic proportions... I've seen a fan base do that... recently... and it looks different.

    This time the staff pretty much took care of the build-up. That's what makes the cut perplexing.

    "When you have a shared vision it is a lot easier to make unpopular decisions." - Paul DePodesta "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." - Paul Brown Complete 2017 Browns Board Mock: http://thebrownsboard.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46196

  • If Farmer hadn't mapped it out, Tour, then what's your theory?

  • None really...

    Strikes me as even less of a free-wheelin' deal by a substitute GM. And can't imagine Ray was breaking his suspension.

    Probably should have said, "If Farmer did map it out, then I'm very impressed... with the foresight, if not the player."

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  • According to the depth chart TP was #53 ... 4th string with no special teams experience.

    We replaced him with a vet RB.

    We had a rookie and a soph at RB.

    Let's all freak out.

    Z

  • There are hundreds of freak athletes that don't make it in the NFL. He's just another.

  • 3 pages already for a WR who has never caught a pass in the NFL?

    I'm watching football, have it it! 😛

  • Tour2maT Tour2ma

    None really...

    Strikes me as even less of a free-wheelin' deal by a substitute GM. And can't imagine Ray was breaking his suspension.

    Probably should have said, "If Farmer did map it out, then I'm very impressed... with the foresight, if not the player."

    @tour2ma said:

    None really...

    Strikes me as even less of a free-wheelin' deal by a substitute GM. And can't imagine Ray was breaking his suspension.

    Probably should have said, "If Farmer did map it out, then I'm very impressed... with the foresight, if not the player."

    Well Turbin was cut Saturday and the suspension didn't start until Monday right? Don't be TOO impressed.
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  • Well, Turbin > Montee Ball, so.. that's progress in some way. But he's out for a long time with a high ankle sprain, so.. what in the name of 4 TE's is going on here?

    The more labels you have for yourself, the dumber they make you. "When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less." Paul Brown
  • DieHardBrownsFanD DieHardBrownsFan

    No one wanted him, we took him and cut him, cry away pussies.

    @diehardbrownsfan said:

    No one wanted him, we took him and cut him, cry away pussies.

    As per usual your post is 99% bs 1% fact. Both the Pats and Cowboys put in waiver claims when the kitty cats released Pryor.
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